Abu Simbel - Queen's Temple

Egypt

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July 3rd 2009
July 3: Giant Statues, Anyone?? Boarded a 3:30am van for a pre-dawn caravan across the Sahara to Abu Simbel. Everything is better here before dawn - the absence of Level 6 HHI somehow made the experience of viewing statues 4,000 years old a pleasant experience, as well as educational. The temple of Philae was next - nothing short of unbelievable - its main purpose to worship the god ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more